The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 3 (31 issues)
DC Comics
#29
Lost Stories of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
[November 2009]
Credits
Writer |
J. Michael Straczynski |
Artist |
Jesus Saiz |
Colorist |
Trish Mulvihill |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Jesus Saiz |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Characters
Thomas Wayne |
Martha Wayne |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Brother Power, The Geek |
#28
Firing Line
[December 2009]
Credits
Writer |
J. Michael Straczynski |
Artist |
Jesus Saiz |
Colorist |
Patricia Mulvihill |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Jesus Saiz |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Characters
Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska) |
Flash (Barry Allen) |
Hans Hendrickson |
Chuck Wilson |
Stanislaus (Blackhawks) |
Andre Blanc Dumont |
#27
Death of a Hero
[November 2009]
Credits
Writer |
J. Michael Straczynski |
Artist |
Jesus Saiz |
Colorist |
Trish Mulvihill |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Jesus Saiz |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Joker |
Robby Reed |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: While traveling in Gotham, Robby Reed's H-Dial is stolen. The thief is a small-time criminal whose few opportunities were taken away from him until theft was his only option. But when he uses it, he finds that, for the first time, that he can do what feels right, and nothing is stopping him. As The Star, he helps Gotham in the midst of one of the Joker's massive waves of crime.
And Gotham needs the help, since the Joker's purposely trying to exhaust Batman.
#26
Annihilating Angel
[October 2009]
Credits
Writer |
John Rozum |
Artist |
Scott Hampton |
Colorist |
Daniel Vozzo |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Michael Wm. Kaluta |
Cover Colorist |
Michael Atiyeh |
Characters
Spectre (Crispus Allen) |
Xombi (David Kim) |
Plot: The Spectre dispenses justice against Raymond Walker. The mass murderer becomes a ghost, and fails to find his way to the afterlife. Instead, he keeps hunting among the living and the dead alike, and the Spectre is forbidden to act. David Kim must find a way to end things without violating the will of God.
#25
System Compatibility
[September 2009]
Credits
Writer |
Adam Beechen |
Penciller |
Roger Robinson |
Inker |
Hilary Barta |
Colorist |
Tom S. Chu |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Mario Alberti |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Chris Conroy |
Characters
Gizmo (Mikron O'Jeneus) |
La Dama (Tia Amparo) |
Hardware (Curtis Metcalf) |
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) |
Plot: Blue Beetle and Hardware are working in New Mexico, tracking down the sales of System hardware to Intergang. They don't get along particularly well, but by the time the mission is over, they have learned to respect each other.
#24
Last Time I Saw Paris
[August 2009]
Credits
Writer |
Matt Wayne |
Artist |
Howard Porter |
Colorist |
Tom S. Chu |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Chris Conroy |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Holocaust (Leonard Smalls) |
Static (Virgil Hawkins) |
Frieda Goren |
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) |
Plot: Holocaust's life is in danger, and he blames Black Lightning. He attacks him at a high school commencement speech, where Static attends in his civilian identity, ready to lend a helping hand. The pair haven't had a lot of experience working together, and it shows.
#23
Shadows of Tomorrow
[July 2009]
Credits
Writer |
Dan Jurgens |
Penciller |
Dan Jurgens |
Inker |
Norm Rapmund |
Colorist |
Brian Miller |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Chris Conroy |
Characters
Skeets |
Rip Hunter |
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) |
Magog (David Reid) |
Plot: Rip Hunter comes back from the future, after losing a fight against Magog. Despite his warnings, Booster starts to build a file on him in the present day, and he's not happy with what he sees.
#22
Without Sin, Part Four
[April 2009]
Credits
Writer |
David Hine |
Penciller |
Doug Braithwaite |
Inker |
Bill Reinhold |
Colorist |
Art Lyon |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Chris Conroy |
Characters
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Phantom Stranger |
Purge (Toba Khedoori) |
Plot: Hal Jordan, possessed by the Purge, returns to Earth with the Phantom Stranger. They arrive to find the Green Arrow doing his best to protect the orphans inside a burning building, but even if he saves the stricture and the people within, he may not be equipped to deal with the threat of the Purge.
#21
Without Sin, Part Three
[March 2009]
Credits
Writer |
David Hine |
Penciller |
Doug Braithwaite |
Inker |
Bill Reinhold |
Colorist |
Art Lyon |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Doug Braithwaite |
Cover Colorist |
Brian Reber |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Characters
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Phantom Stranger |
Green Lantern (Orlan) |
Plot: Hal Jordan and the Phantom Stranger exorcise the parasite within Orlan, but the parasite escapes in the process. Trusting Green Arrow to hold the fort on Earth, they work to save the world, never sure exactly how close the parasite's new host truly is.
#20
Without Sin, Part Two
[February 2009]
Credits
Writer |
David Hine |
Penciller |
Doug Braithwaite |
Inker |
Bill Reinhold |
Colorist |
Art Lyon |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Penciller |
Doug Braithwaite |
Cover Inker |
Bill Reinhold |
Cover Colorist |
Brian Reber |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Characters
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Phantom Stranger |
Guardians of the Universe |
Green Lantern (Orlan) |
Plot: Hal and the Phantom Stranger continue to explore what's left of the pleasure city, only to discover that there's a lot more going on than there appears. What's worse, one of their allies is actually an agent of the destruction.
#19
Without Sin, Part One
[January 2009]
Credits
Writer |
David Hine |
Penciller |
Doug Braithwaite |
Inker |
Bill Reinhold |
Colorist |
Brian Reber |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Doug Braithwaite |
Cover Colorist |
Brian Reber |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Chris Conroy |
Characters
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Phantom Stranger |
Guardians of the Universe |
Green Lantern (Orlan) |
Plot: Phantom Stranger brings Hal Jordan with him to visit a hospitalized young girl. She is somehow channeling various languages, many of which have never been spoken on Earth, and is madly writing. Hal brings the Phantom Stranger with him for the off planet investigation of the phenomenon.
#18
Fathers..., Part 2: Controls
[December 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Marv Wolfman |
Artist |
Phil Winslade |
Colorist |
Chris Chuckry |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Phil Winslade |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Characters
Raven (Rachel Roth) |
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) |
Jonathan Mitchell |
Zor-El |
Triumph (William 'Billy Mac' MacIntyre) |
Plot: Raven is trying to help Supergirl get enough of a handle on her father issues to be of use defending the world against Jonathan Mitchell. When they encounter him, they learn there aren't as many differences between them as one might think.
#17
Fathers..., Part 1: Past Tense
[November 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Marv Wolfman |
Artist |
Phil Winslade |
Colorist |
Chris Chuckry |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Phil Winslade |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Characters
Raven (Rachel Roth) |
Supergirl (Kara / Linda Zor-El / Danvers) |
Plot: Supergirl is trying to deal with her father's true mission for her, and it's not going to be easy. Still, her association with Nightwing has given her a strong lead to determine the next best step.
#16
Tempted
[October 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Artist |
Scott Kolins |
Colorist |
Rob Schwager |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Stephanie Buscema |
Characters
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) |
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) |
James Gordon |
Plot: Batman is out of town, so he asks Superman to respond to the Batsignal. He does, and arrives to learn that there is an auction in town, catering directly to those familiar with Batman lore, selling a map to a very special cave in the area of Gotham City. Superman's only ticket in is to team up with Catwoman.
#15
Wings and Arrows
[September 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Artist |
Scott Kolins |
Colorist |
Rob Schwager |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Scott Kolins |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Nightwing (Dick Grayson) |
Steel (John Henry Irons) |
Cyborg (Victor Stone) |
Deadman (Boston Brand) |
Hawkman (Carter Hall) |
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) |
Plastic Man (Patrick 'Eel' O'Brian) |
Atom (Ryan Choi) |
Firestorm (Jason Rusch) |
Ambush Bug (Irwin Schwab) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Donna Troy |
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) |
Wildcat (Ted Grant) |
Flash (Jay Garrick) |
Rama |
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) |
Anuttara |
Rama Kushna |
Flash (Wally West) |
Starfire (Koriand'r / Kory Anders) |
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) |
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) |
Power Girl (Kara / Karen Zor-L / Starr) |
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) |
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) |
Beast Boy (Garfield Logan) |
Plot: Nightwing sends every available hero out on a wild goose chase based on a lie. By the time they realize this, he, Hawkman and Deadman have headed into Nanda Parbat to rescue Green Arrow and stop Anuttara, without risking demonic possession of their super-powered allies.
#14
The Ghost Killers of Nanda Parbat
[August 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Artist |
Scott Kolins |
Colorist |
Rob Schwager |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Scott Kolins |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri, Stephanie Buscema |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Deadman (Boston Brand) |
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) |
Plot: Green Arrow is working in his city when he runs into police possessed by ghosts. He gets an assist from Deadman, who has possessed a local homeless woman, and learns that the ghosts are soldiers of Nanda Parbat, which is the next destination of he and Brand.
#13
American Samuroids
[July 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
Jerry Ordway |
Inker |
Bob McLeod, Scott Koblish |
Colorist |
Rob Schwager |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
Jerry Ordway |
Cover Colorist |
Richard Horie, Tanya Horie |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) |
Flash (Jay Garrick) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
T.O. Morrow (Thomas Oscar Morrow) |
Plot: Someone has been trying to assassinate Bruce Wayne, but Wayne keeps demonstrating freakishly good luck as he defeats them, involving everything from the intervention of Robin to a wicked golf slice that sends the ball right into one assassin's forehead. When investigating this, he runs into Samuroid robots built by T.O. Morrow, as well as the original Flash. With their combined efforts, the villains they face don't stand much of a chance.
#12
Sunstroke
[June 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
Jerry Ordway |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Robin (Tim Drake) |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
June Robbins |
Firestorm (Jason Rusch) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Kyle 'Ace' Morgan |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) |
Miss Martian (M'Gann M'Orzz) |
Destiny (DC) |
Megistus |
Ultraman (Earth-3) (Clark Kent) |
Ravager (Grant Wilson) |
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) |
Kid Devil (Edward 'Eddie' Bloomberg) |
Flash (Wally West) |
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) |
Power Girl (Kara / Karen Zor-L / Starr) |
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) |
Wonder Girl (Cassandra 'Cassie' Sandsmark) |
#11
[May 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
Jerry Ordway |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Cat Grant |
Steve Lombard |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
June Robbins |
Kyle 'Ace' Morgan |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) |
Megistus |
Jimmy Olsen |
Ultraman (Earth-3) (Clark Kent) |
Mixyezpitelik |
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) |
#10
Challengers of the Unknown
[April 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Scott Koblish |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Kid Flash (Wally West) |
Aqualad (Garth) |
Mera |
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
June Robbins |
Robin (Dick Grayson) |
Oceanus |
Silent Knight (Brian Kent) |
Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) |
Atom (Ray Palmer) |
Kyle 'Ace' Morgan |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) |
Megistus |
Aquaman (Orin / Arthur Curry) |
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) |
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) |
Plot: The creature formed by the Warlock of Ys and the Book of Destiny attacks the Challengers of the Unknown. In defeating the creature, they find a page they believe will lead them to the mysterious Megistus' next target. As they travel, the book reveals more tales of Megistus' history.
Having traveled to medeival England, Superman must enlist the aid of the Silent Knight to retrieve an artifact for the wizard Merlin... one that Megistus covets. But in the Forest Perilous, where magic rules, Superman is as vulernable as any man.
On the eve of Aquaman's wedding to Mera, Aquaman's nemesis (under the control of Megistus) attacks Aqualad, seeking to gain control of the gifts of postcognition tha the boy will someday control. Can Aquaman and the Teen Titans rescue him in time for the Wedding?
#9
Changing Times
[February 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek, Scott Koblish |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska) |
Gold (Metal Men) |
Hawkman (Carter Hall) |
Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake) |
Platinum (Metal Men) |
Lead (Metal Men) |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
Walter Mark 'Prof' Haley |
June Robbins |
Atom (Ryan Choi) |
Dan Turpin |
Mercury (Metal Men) |
Kyle 'Ace' Morgan |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Tin (Metal Men) |
Iron (Metal Men) |
Robby Reed |
Rip Carter |
André Chavard |
Jan Haasan |
Alfie Twidgett |
Andre (Blackhawks) |
Olaf Bjornson |
Hans Hendrickson |
Chuck Wilson |
Stanislaus (Blackhawks) |
Chop-Chop (Liu Huang) |
Will Magnus |
Plot: Several pages of the Book of Destiny have come undone from their binding, and formed a humanoid entity. June is captured by it, and finds herself observing the events depicted in those pages. The first was a team-up between the Metal Men and Robby Reed (of "Dial H For Hero.") They join forces and eventually defeat a giant robot whose only spoken word is "Megistus." The second is a team-up between the Blackhawk sqadron and the Boy Commandos, who are trying to prevent the Nazis from obtaining the Orb of Ra. They do this, but then a mummy captures Brooklyn of the Boy Commandos, with plans to use him to demonstrate to Megistus the power of the orb. He escapes, sealing the temple in the process. The third story June views depicts Hawkman and the new Atom fighting against the Warlock of Ys, who also seems to have some knowledge of or contact with Megistus. After realizing that most of the troubles the heroes are having with their equipment is simply feedback and not the Warlock's doing, the new Atom creates more extreme feedback, sending the Warlock through a page shaped portal, which brings the story right back to June, who is now viewing the Book of Destiny's depiction of her current difficulties.
#8
Wally's Choice
[January 2008]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Chief (Niles Caulder) |
Negative Man (Larry Trainor) |
Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr) |
Linda Park-West |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
June Robbins |
Robotman (Cliff Steele) |
Tornado Twins (Iris West) |
Tornado Twins (Jai West) |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Metamorpho (Rex Mason) |
Flash (Wally West) |
Plot: As the Challengers of the Unknown continue to plumb the depths of the Book of Destiny, they read a tale of The Flash and his children. Fearful that Iris and Jai's powers are taking a toll on their bodies, Wally and Linda take the twins to Prague home of Dr. Niles Caulder and the Doom Patrol. Caulder's frequent invitations do little to ease Wally's misgivings about the Chief's reputation of turning 'freaks' into heroes. But when Dr. Caulder reveals that he believes the Tornado Twins' powers are ultimately going to kill them, Wally and Linda feel forced to accept his help.
#7
Scalpels and Chainsaws
[December 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Dr. Alchemy (Albert Desmond) |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
June Robbins |
Kyle 'Ace' Morgan |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Walter 'Prof' Mark |
Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent) |
Power Girl (Kara / Karen Zor-L / Starr) |
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) |
Plot: Over a year ago, Maxwell Lord gained control of Superman through mind control... and now it appears the same thing has happened to Power Girl. While holding onto Wonder Woman's enchanted lasso, she confesses that she's off to kill Superman in his fortress. The two women go in search of who planted that post-hypnotic suggestion in an attempt to save the Man of Tomorrow.
Alternative Plot: Helping Wonder Woman defeat a band of animated Egyptian mummies, Power Girl - while holding Wonder Woman's lasso that compels her to tell the truth - reveals after the battle that she is going to kill Superman. Wonder Woman helps her realize that she has been hypnotized and discovers the villain behind it is Megistus, a sorcerer from centuries before who stole the library of Alexandria, tricking the world into believing it had burned down. Wonder Woman creates an entrance to the ancient library and within the two heroes discover Dr. Alchemy who claims to be Megistus's heir.He manages to possess Power Girl's body, knocking Wonder Woman unconscious, before flying to Superman's Fortress of Solitude where he uses his Philosopher's Stone to change the fortress to red Kryptonite causing wild physical transformations to over take Superman's body.Recovered from the fight, Wonder Woman successfully surprises Alchemy by crashing her invisible plane into the fortress, causing Power Girl to lose contact with the Stone and regain her mind. Wonder Woman then sends the Stone into the sun, restoring the Fortress and Superman to their rightful states. Elsewhere, still in possession of the Book of Destiny, the Challengers of the Unknown leave to investigate a stampede of extinct animals in Phoenix.
#6
The Lords of Luck, Chapter Six: The Girl Who Knew Too Much
[October 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Scott Koblish |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Adam Strange |
Matthew 'Red' Ryan |
Walter Mark 'Prof' Haley |
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
General Mondath |
Kyle 'Ace' Morgan |
Leslie 'Rocky' Davis |
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: Trapped in the future by the Lords of Luck, Batman is told that there is no hope for him.On Rann in the present, Green Lantern, Supergirl and Adam Strange battle against the Lords of Luck and the traitorous Rannians until Stranger persuades Supergirl to read the Book of Destiny - using her X-ray vision - and find where Batman is. Using a power ring boosted Zeta Beam, Lantern and Strange pull Batman from the future as he knows who can save them.Once he has deduced who they need, Batman uses a Zeta Beam to bring them to Earth - the Challengers of the Unknown. The battle turns against the Rannians as the Challengers take hold of the Book of Destiny and Strange uses a Zeta Beam to send the Lords of Luck to Oa.Strange entrusts the Book of Destiny to Prof Haley and sends the heroes home to Earth.
#5
The Lords of Luck, Chapter Five: The Batman of Tomorrow
[September 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Karate Kid (Val Armorr) |
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna) |
Dream Girl (Nura Nal) |
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz) |
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) |
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon) |
Lord of Time |
Adam Strange |
Tharok |
Mano |
Chameleon (Reep Daggle) |
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) |
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) |
Star Boy (Thom Kallor) |
Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor) |
Neferto |
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen-Ranzz) |
Plot: Batman has been carried into the far future, along with the Fatal Five, much to the surprise of their jailors, the Legion of Superheroes. The legion has the technology to separate Batman and Tharok, but time-travel is something that has thus far remained beyond their ability. It was the Haruspex, the probability-altering weapon that transported Batman to the 30th century. But does the Legion have time to find out why? Batman's presence in the future is having a dangerous affect on the fabric of time. The longer he stays in any one place, the greater the chances that a temporal rift will open, spillnig horrors from other eras into the Legions time.With Lobo's help, Supergirl has reached Rann, and made contact with Hal Jordan and Adam Strange. They race to find the Rann resistance to Thanagar... they have the book of Destiny. But can they reach it in time to save it from the Lords of Luck?
Alternative Plot: Transported to the 31st Century by the Haruspex, Batman encounters the Legion of Super Heroes. His arrival, however, affects the time contiuum, causing rifts to open in his proximity, forcing the Legion and Batman to battle various creatures from history. Annoyed by Brainiac 5, Batman steals both the Haruspex and Brainiac's flight ring and escapes.In the present, Supergirl has arrived on Rann and rescued Green Lantern and Adam Strange from an attack of Thanagarians. The heroes follow Strange to the Rannian underground army where they find a General Mondath who has the Book of Destiny. When they arrive, however, the Lords of Luck are already there to take ownership of the Book.The Legion attempt to find Batman who evades or defeats them time and again until Phantom Girl turns the Haruspex on him. As she fires, another rift opens and a Lord of Luck - holding the Book of Destiny - arrives, claiming the Haruspex.
#4
The Lords of Luck, Chapter Four: The Garden Of Destiny
[August 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Karate Kid (Val Armorr) |
Emerald Empress |
Lobo |
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna) |
La Dama (Tia Amparo) |
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz) |
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo) |
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon) |
Adam Strange |
Validus (Validus Ranzz) |
Tharok |
Mano |
Persuader (Nyuen Chun-Ti) |
Chameleon (Reep Daggle) |
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) |
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) |
Star Boy (Thom Kallor) |
Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor) |
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) |
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) |
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen-Ranzz) |
Plot: The Haruspex has merged Batman with the robotic future-criminal Tharok. When the Blue Beetle takes the Haruspex from La Dama, the armor brings him to the revelation that the weapon has now way to undo the change. And when the Fatal Five are all transported back to their prison in the future, taking Batman with them, La Dama teels the Beetle that he has accomplished what the greatest criminals in the world couldn't... he killed Batman. Supergirl may have broken Lobo out of prison, but that's not enough payment for the Main Man. If he's going to take her to Rann, it's cash up front... same as for anybody. But when she finally manages to drag the Main Man out of a bar, they both find themselves in a very unexpected place... The Garden of Destiny, where they meet the person who was responsible for the Book of Destiny itself.
Alternative Plot: Batman and Tharok, merged into one being by the Haruspex, battle each other for dominance over the body they inhabit. Before Blue Beetle can do anything, Batman turns the Haruspex on himself and fires it, disappearing.In space, Supergirl still struggles to get Lobo to take her to Rann; when they eventually get under way, they are interrupted by Destiny of the Endless who brings them to his garden dimension. He tells them of the being unable to see certain men within the pages of his book and, realising these men could repair it, took steps for them to get it. The Lords of Luck, however, used their own agents to get the book. Destiny charges Supergirl with placing the book with the men who can repair the book but, unfortunately, without the book Destiny does not know who the men are.The pair finally arrive at Rann where they separate, Supergirl landing in the middle of a battle between the Rannians and Thanagarians.Batman, still merged with Tharok, wakes up back in the 31st century from where Tharok and the Fearsome Five had been rescued, only to be confronted by the Legion of Super-Heroes.
#3
The Lords of Luck, Chapter Three: Ventura
[June 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
George Pérez, Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Persuader |
Emerald Empress |
Lobo |
La Dama (Tia Amparo) |
Lord of Time |
Validus (Validus Ranzz) |
Tharok |
Mano |
Supergirl (Kara / Linda Zor-El / Danvers) |
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: As Hal Jordan and Supergirl pursue the theft of the Book to Ventura, Batman and the Blue Beetle team up to find and apprehend his earthbound accomplice... no easy task, as this alien is equipped with the Haruspex, a weapon that can analyze probability to create precisely the kind of attack most likely to eliminate a threat.But when the Lord of Time leads the Fatal Five to acquire the Haruspex, do these two heroes have a chance of getting the weapon before someone gets away with it?
Alternative Plot: Having been attacked by aliens, Batman and Blue Beetle have to track the alien and find that he has taken a weapon called the Haruspex to El Paso, Blue Beetle's home town, and the only buyer of such things: La Dama.Left behind on Ventura by Green Lantern, Supergirl tries to find directions to Rann where the Lantern was headed; the only person willing to take her there is Lobo whom she has to save from being executed by a firing squad.In El Paso, the alien attempts to sell the Haruspex to La Dama but the sale is interrupted by the appearance of the Lord Of Time who brings the Fatal Five with him. As a fight breaks out between the Five and La Dama's guards, Batman and Blue Beetle intervene. As the battle goes against them, the Lord Of Time flees back to the future, abandoning the Fatal Five. As Batman and the cyborg Tharok battle each other, the Haruspex is fired, merging Batman and Tharok together.
#2
The Lords of Luck, Chapter Two: Ventura
[May 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Penciller |
George Pérez |
Cover Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Supergirl (Kara / Linda Zor-El / Danvers) |
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: Accompanied by Supergirl, Hal Jordan has tracked a thief to Ventura, a planet whose entire economy depends on gambling. But their quarry will not be easy to catch... the book he has stolen contains a complete record of not only the past and present, but also the future. Can Hal and Kara stop a thief to whom the future is an open book? Back on Earth, Batman attempts to track down the remaining thief, and receives aid from someone unexpected.
Alternative Plot: Green Lantern enlists the aid of Supergirl when he travels to Ventura on the trail of the Book of Destiny. The entire planet is a casino which enforces strict laws about devices that could alter the chances of winning, leaving Lantern reluctant to use his ring.On Earth, Batman teams up with Blue Beetle and are seemingly attacked by the aliens from issue 1.The holder of the Book, meanwhile, finds that it can re-write itself and he realises that not everything he reads in there will happen. Supergirl takes part in a fight that, on the face of things, she looks positive to lose, allowing Lantern to home in on the only person who knows she will win: the Book's holder. He uses his ring to track him down but is immediately attacked by the Venturan law who think he's using it to gamble.The holder of the Book is attacked and has the Book stolen by a spy for the planet Rann who had originally come to the planet to steal funds for the Rann-Thanagar war. Having heard what the book is, however, he wants it instead and Zeta Beams out, taking Lantern with him. Supergirl, meanwhile, is left stranded on Ventura.
#1C
The Lords of Luck, Chapter One: Roulette
[April 2007]
Edition: Dynamic Forces, Signed Edition
Edition: Dynamic Forces, Signed Edition
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Roulette |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: On his return to Earth, Hal Jordan discovers something very, very strange, a dead body floating in space, but he was killed by a gunshot wound, not through exposure. Hal contacts Batman to help him solve this mystery and the two embark of an adventure that sees them tracking the most powerful item in the universe.
#1B
The Lords of Luck, Chapter One: Roulette
[April 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Roulette |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: On his return to Earth, Hal Jordan discovers something very, very strange, a dead body floating in space, but he was killed by a gunshot wound, not through exposure. Hal contacts Batman to help him solve this mystery and the two embark of an adventure that sees them tracking the most powerful item in the universe.
#1A
The Lords of Luck, Chapter One: Roulette
[April 2007]
Credits
Writer |
Mark Waid |
Penciller |
George Pérez |
Inker |
Bob Wiacek |
Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Letterer |
Rob Leigh |
Cover Artist |
George Pérez |
Cover Colorist |
Tom Smith |
Editor |
Joey Cavalieri |
Editor in Chief |
Dan DiDio |
Characters
Roulette |
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) |
Batman (Bruce Wayne) |
Plot: On his return to Earth, Hal Jordan discovers something very, very strange, a dead body floating in space, but he was killed by a gunshot wound, not through exposure. Hal contacts Batman to help him solve this mystery and the two embark of an adventure that sees them tracking the most powerful item in the universe.
Alternative Plot: Batman and Green Lantern team up to discover the identity of two identical corpses. The trail leads them to Las Vegas where Roulette, the dead man's lover, is found trying to burn a book the lover stole for aliens from Ventura. The book turns out to be the Book of Destiny of the Endless.
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